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This is a MUST SEE video on the #Coronavirus in Italy. The #ICU intensivist explains the epidemic and treatment- Report From The Front Lines @JAMA_current - YouTube #Covid_19 #COVIDー19 #COVID
This is a good summary but somewhat inconsistent to what we have been hearing on #twitter about #italy. The question about triaging those sick and above 60 yo was NOT answered directly. He said the goal was for everyone to get an ICU bed but was that successful? 1/
There are many pictures of hazmat suits which is somewhat different and more aggressive than the reports we have been hearing about #coronavirus in Lombardy 2/
He says that #cardiacarrest is the main cause of death in many patients, that it is respitory failure. This is in contrast to the #seattlecoronavirus reports which indicate high #cardiac deaths as #cardiomyopathy sets in. 3/
Most people are still under the belief that we are in the #US where our #healthcare is the best. I believe that we must be one step ahead in preventative treatment. We have made great advances in the past few days but need more
Currently the @CDCgov guidelines do not recommend wearing a regular mask - as in the #ER #emergencyroom but only a #n95 in the presence of a patient or suspected patient- #Covid_19 #COVID #COVIDー19
Gatherings are a source of #Covid spread and the gathering in #NewRochelle #ny and the @BiogenSA meeting in #MA where hot spots for growth in the #northeast #US
Kudos to the @nba all all other event organizers to cancel gatherings of any kind
A simple cheat sheet to treat is now available based upon the opinions of “the Seattle intensivist” this is NOT from a peer reviewed study. This is an unpublished case study - NOT great evidence but we are in “uncharted waters” #Covid_19
A great summary nonetheless
This article compares the cities of #Philadelphia and #StLouis during the #SpanishFlu epidemic and the contrast of using and NOT using #SocialDistancing LEARN FROM HISTORY - A chart of the 1918 Spanish flu shows why social distancing works — Quartz qz.com/1816060/a-char…
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